Senior Product Designer, Data Visualization

About Morningstar
Morningstar brings inspired problem solvers together with one goal in mind-to help investors reach their financial goals. At our core, we're one of the world's top investment research and data companies. But where we set ourselves apart is how we use that data and research to serve a diverse range of users. Our investment data and research enable us to deliver analytics and insights with a purely independent view, and then we leverage the latest in technology and design to deliver an array of solutions that best meet our users' needs. This foundation of research, data, technology, and design uniquely positions us to provide a more complete set of services to investors all around the world-ultimately helping people make better decisions about their money, or the money they manage for millions of people all over the world.
Our Design Culture
The Morningstar design team is dedicated to creating thoughtfully designed financial products and services so that people across the world can make the best investing decisions for themselves and their clients. We synthesize complex financial information into experiences that empower our users to deliver better outcomes. The design organization is made up of several disciplines-visual, UX, communications, content, and research-united to help each other, and the whole company, grow. We're always seeking designers who are motivated, are driven to deliver user-centered outcomes, and are equally committed to craft and compassion.
The Role
We are seeking a Senior Product Designer with a passion for data visualization and systematic thinking to help drive Morningstar data visualization standards and innovation. This role is within a dedicated, cross-disciplined team whose mission is to discover, evaluate, and build shared solutions to empower content creators in telling compelling stories using Morningstar's industry leading research and data.
This position may be located in our Chicago, New York, Toronto, or London office; we will also consider candidates working remotely in the United States where Morningstar is registered to conduct business.
The Ideal Candidate:

• Understands current trends in digital design, especially with regards to data visualization, and brings fresh thinking to solutions
• Has experience and a portfolio that demonstrates designing for data-rich digital experiences with a strong emphasis on data visualization
• Understands how to visualize diverse data sets to drive compelling stories and content
• Approaches design with a systemic mindset to develop solutions that serve a broad range of use cases
• Can solve challenging information and communication design problems and able to present multiple concepts for consideration, with sound rationale
• Communicates design direction and executional considerations to designers, developers, and stakeholders through high-fidelity prototypes and other artifacts
• Makes informed design decisions around typography, composition, color, and other visual elements that support a delightful, engaging experience, while reinforcing the Morningstar brand
• Can conduct creative workshops, user testing, and participate in market research activities that help inform the direction of initiatives and campaigns

Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with designers across the organization to deliver the next generation of data visualization tools at Morningstar
• Create site maps, wireframes, low-fidelity prototypes, task flows, and other artifacts to visualize and communicate design direction
• Conduct, analyze, and socialize user research, including user interviews and usability testing, so we can better understand the needs of our users
• Advocate for data visualization standards and design practices across Morningstar
• Create inclusive experiences by designing and testing the accessibility of each facet of the system
• Participate in team and organizational activities to define the team's strategy and roadmap
• Facilitate and lead internal meetings to understand a problem space and foster a shared vision of the future
• Communicate design solutions to a broad audience, including designers, engineers, stakeholders, and business leaders

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience working as a digital product designer
• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Digital Design, Communication Arts, Human Computer Interaction, Industrial Engineering/Design, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Expert knowledge of Figma
• Exceptional interaction and visual design skills with an eye for typographic detail
• Expert in data visualization with diverse charts and maps
• Expert command of identifying and specifying appropriate design patterns and conventions for solving common problems
• Ability to prototype at varying levels of fidelity

How to apply:
Please include a portfolio of work that you're most proud of, so you can tell stories about your experience and the impact you've had. We're interested in the designs you've created and want to understand how you work with a team to solve problems.
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